dinner party

noun

: a party at which dinner is served
She hosted a dinner party at her apartment.

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In 2025, the typically private teen was credited as the choreographer for a dance number that was performed at a dinner party for the launch of Isabel Marant's Net-A-Porter capsule collection, according to Page Six and Variety. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026 Hosting a dinner party is infinitely more enjoyable with a partner in crime to help curate the playlist and the guest list, keep the conversation and the drinks flowing, and take a load off the planning. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026 No dinner party is complete without a decadent chocolate dessert and this bundt cake is just the thing. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026 Six hours from now your dining room table will be bustling with friends waiting on your French onion soup for a dinner party. Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner party

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“Dinner party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20party. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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